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Will recent rain in the US open more beef markets for Australia?

A DROUGHT-induced turn-off of cattle in the United States has been credited as one of the biggest drivers of global meat market in the past two years.

But attendees of yesterday’s RNA Paddock to Palate performance weightgain results in Toowoomba heard that the drought cycle is starting to change, with significant rain in some of America’s biggest cattle producing states.

The largest livestock state, Texas, has seen some serious flooding and feedlot mortalities in the past month. The Texas Cattle Feeders’ Association told local media 4000 head were killed at a feedyard near…

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